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If the campaign reaches £45K then each pledger will get a download link to watch the brand new film, 'The Commodore Story - Changing the world 8-bits at a time'.

At £35K - all books will be signed by myself.

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Hello good people - fellow Commodorians and Amiga fans around the globe.

It is with great pleasure that I present you this opportunity for the very first time ever, to get a genuine insider's view of what happened to Commodore on a worldwide basis during the tumultuous years from 1983 (it was shortly after this time that Jack Tramiel was unwillingly ousted from the company) right through to 1994 when Commodore International declared Bankruptcy and to August 1995 when Commodore UK finally ceased trading.

During this period many products which nobody asked for were produced, and products which were desperately needed were canned mid development.

The book will come in hardback format with high quality interior paper and will be 236 pages in length.

The book will contain many, many stories (I assure you everything I tell you is true) - in fact I am requesting several other former Commodore employees to write their versions of what happened - so you do not get only my perspective - in this way you can be sure everything in the book is "the real deal".

Littered throughout my story will be lots of funny tales, that should make you laugh and also many very sad tales that will upset you and certainly many stories that will make you (as fans of the products) very angry. Oh what might have been!

I also assure you that there will be some people who will end up very red faced over the revelations that come out in my book. The fact of the matter is I do not care in the least about upsetting anybody. It is time ladies and gentlemen that THE TRUTH COMES OUT.

Please support this Kickstarter - after all this is all just for you - to put the record straight once and for all.

As fans of these amazing products and brilliant technology you deserve to be given the whole picture.

Not only about what happened - but even more important what may have been - if we had not been controlled by selfish greedy and illogical people and then bought by others who were seemingly even worse - very hard to believe and a bitter pill to have to swallow.

I seriously thank you in advance - you can make this vision of bringing the true story out into the open a reality - and I am confident you will deliver.

The cover of the book was designed by C64 graphics legend, Steven Day or STE'86 as many fans know him. The cover itself will be in matt with the Commodore logo embossed, and spot varnished.

Signed C64 book by Fusion Retro Books

The book will be the paperback version and signed by myself and Chris Wilkins, its author.

Signed Amiga book by Fusion Retro Books

The book will be the paperback version and signed by myself and Chris Wilkins, its author.

Risks and challenges

I am in a very good place in my life at the moment, and this project has been a wish of mine to complete for quite some time.
To be honest having witnessed the passing of so many of my musical icons over the last year and a half, and as most of them were around my age, I decided that now has to be the right time to bring this project to the table, in case I am not around for much longer myself.

So I guess the only possible risk I can see to not achieving this goal is if something happens to me health wise before I am able to complete the project.
I am planning to have the book finished and ready for delivery by November - in time to make an excellent Christmas present - either for yourselves or for a loved one.

Kickstarter is not a store.

Pledge £45 or more
About $55

E- Book + Hardback Book + Music CD

Hardback fully bound book with many NO HOLDS BARRED stories (all true) from my 12+ years career at Commodore
From June 1983 to 1990 at CBM UK LTD as Sales & Marketing Director
From 1990 - January 1992 Commodore Electronics Ltd Basle Switzerland General Manager - responsible for 37 countries.
From January 1992 - December 1992 Commodore Inc. (USA Sales company) Vice President Consumer products.
January 1993 - August 30th 1995 Managing Director CBM UK Ltd.
Also contributions from other Commodore employees, and important people associated with Commodore - giving their versions of the many stories and events during Commodore's incredibly tumultuous journey.

Kickstarter is not a store.

Pledge £45 or more
About $55

E- Book + Hardback Book + Music CD

Hardback fully bound book with many NO HOLDS BARRED stories (all true) from my 12+ years career at Commodore
From June 1983 to 1990 at CBM UK LTD as Sales & Marketing Director
From 1990 - January 1992 Commodore Electronics Ltd Basle Switzerland General Manager - responsible for 37 countries.
From January 1992 - December 1992 Commodore Inc. (USA Sales company) Vice President Consumer products.
January 1993 - August 30th 1995 Managing Director CBM UK Ltd.
Also contributions from other Commodore employees, and important people associated with Commodore - giving their versions of the many stories and events during Commodore's incredibly tumultuous journey.